Cars are swept away as flash floods hit Italian holiday regions

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Cars were swept away, and hundreds of people were evacuated as flash floods turned roads into rivers across some of Italy's most popular holiday destinations.

Published: 14:31 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 12:29 GMT, 13 November 2026

Cars were swept away, and at least 100 people were evacuated as flash floods turned roads into rivers across some of Italy's most popular holiday destinations.

Torrential rainfall and powerful winds have battered Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria and Tuscany, unleashing severe flooding, with all three regions being placed on red alert on Wednesday evening.

The downpour from Storm Charles has placed a further 22 regions in Italy on orange alert, while another 22 are on yellow.

In the Tuscan town of Massa, at least 100 people were evacuated last night after the Frigido River burst its banks, with several residents forced to sleep in the local sports hall overnight.

Meanwhile, flash floods in the village of Vezzano Ligure in Liguria swept cars away, with footage showing vehicles piling up as they were carried by currents.

A separate video taken from a lorry showed cars navigating roads that looked like rivers.

Footage in the city of La Spezia, in Liguria, showed water pouring into a bus as the vehicle tried to navigate a flooded road.

At least nine people were evacuated from the area due to a landslide, according to Italian news outlet Il Sole 24 Ore.

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